1970 ANNUAL SUMMARY-
i.F
Release :
January 19, 1971
3:00 P.M. EST
Honey production during 1970 totaled 234,791,000 pounds, 17 percent below
the 1969 crop, according to the Crop Reporting Board. This crop was produced
by 4, 639, 000 colonies, 2 percent less than in 1969. With the exception of 1967
when numbers were up 1 percent, colony numbers have declined each year
since 1958. The yield of honey per colony was 50. 6 pounds, 9. 1 pounds lower
than the 1969 average. Production of beeswax in 1970 totaled 4, 648, 000 pounds,
15 percent less than was produced in 1969.
In mid-December, producers reported 54 million pounds of honey on hand
for sale compared with 67 million pounds a year earlier. Stocks in mid-Decem
ber represented 23 percent of the 1970 honey production compared with 24
percent in 1969.
The honey flow in 1970 was generally poorer than in 1969. An exception was
the North Atlantic region where conditions were improved over 1969. Califor-
nia production dropped 66 percent, following an extremely favorable year in
1969 -- the largest decline from last year for any State.
The Nation's beekeepers received an average price of 17.4 cents per pound
for 1970 sales of all honey, the same as the 1969 average price for all honey.
These prices relate to all wholesale and retail sales of extracted, chunk, and
comb honey from apiaries owned by farmers and non-farmers.
Extracted honey in wholesale lots sold for an average price of 15. 3 cents
per pound, one-tenth cent higher than in 1969. Unprocessed bulk honey aver-
aged 14.2 cents per pound compared with 13. 6 cents a year earlier. Sales of
processed bulk honey averaged 16.1 cents per pound, nearly one cent lower
than 1969. Processed package sales averaged 25. 8 cents per pound compared
with 24.0 cents a year earlier.
Prices received for retail sales of extracted honey averaged 32.1 cents per
pound in 1970, one-half cent above 1969. Sales of all chunk honey averaged
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
Hny (1-71)
OF AGRICULTURE
CROP REPORTING BOARD
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250
HONEY: Number of colonies, production and stocks,
United States, I96I-I97O
Year
Number :
Yield
: Honey
: Stoc
lis on hand
colonies :
per colony
: production
:for sale Dec. 15
1,000 colonies
Pounds
1,000
pounds
1961
: 4,992
51.3
255,868
68,119
1962
: 4,900
50.9
249,608
55,933
1963
4,849
55.0
266,778
55,082
1964
4,840
51.9
251,188
65,776
1965
4,783
51.1
244,549
58,327
1966
4,772
51.9
247,642
56,906
1967 :
4,819
46.3
223,300
58,800
1968 :
4,770
41.9
200,081
42,833
1969 :
4,737
59.7
282,653
66,691
1970 :
4,639
50.6
234,791
53,851
HONEY-BEESmX: Production and value, United States, I96I-I97O
Honey
Bees-wax
Year
Production*
Price per :
Total
Production*
Price per :
Total
pound :
value
pound :
value
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
pounds
Cents
dollars
pounds
Cents
dollars
1961
: 255,868
18.0
46,072
4,720
44.1
2,080
1962
: 249,608
17.4
43,494
4,805
44.1
2,117
1963
: 266,778
18.0
48,096
4,828
44.2
2,133
1964
: 251,188
18.6
46,638
4,672
44.3
2,070
1965
: 244, 549
17.8
43,475
4,749
44.9
2,132
1966
: 247,642
17.4
43,012
4,739
46.6
2,207
1967
: 223,300
15.6
34,877
4,541
58.8
2,672
1968
: 200,081
16.9
33,856
3,960
61.7
2,443
1969
: 282,653
17.4
49,283
5,462
61.1
3,340
1970
: 234,791
17.4
40,759
4,648
60.2
2,798
HONEY PRODUCTION, January 1971
Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
HONEY BEES: Number of colonies and production of honey, I969 and 1970
Colonies of bees
Yield, per
colony
: Honey production
State
: 1969 :
1970
: 1970 as
:i of 1969
1969 ;
1970
: 1969
: 1970
: 1970 as
:<f> of 1969
: 1,000
col.
Percent
Pounds
1,000
pounds
Percent
Maine
: 4
4
100
25
24
100
96
96
N. H.
: 5
5
100
19
21
95
105
111
Vt.
: 7
7
100
42
44
294
308
105
Mass.
: 10
9
90
32
24
320
216
68
R. I.
: 2
2
100
22
23
44
46
105
Conn.
: 9
8
89
17
21
153
168
110
N. Y.
: 149
136
91
58
65
8,642
8,840
102
N. J.
: 35
33
9*
47
52
1,645
1,716
104
Pa.
: 108
96
89
31
39
3,348
3,7^
112
Ohio
! 150
124
83
34
34
5,100
4,216
83
Ind.
: 88
82
93
53
k9
4,664
4,018
86
111.
: 87
76
87
50
60
^,350
4,560
105
Mich.
: 121
116
96
83
60
10,043
6,960
69
Wis.
: 129
121
9k
115
105
1^,835
12,705
86
Minn.
: nh
177
102
121
110
21,054
19,^70
92
Iowa
: 138
135
98
80
98
ll,o4o
13,230
120
Mo.
: 101
96
95
42
39
4,242
3,7^
88
N. Dak.
53
58
109
125
113
6,625
6,55^
99
S. Dak.
110
118
107
135
115
14,850
13,570
91
Nebr.
104
109
105
81
88
8,424
9,592
114
Kans.
k9
47
96
35
60
1,715
2,820
164
Del.
4
4
100
40
3^
160
136
85
Md.
28
27
96
^5
36
1,260
972
77
Va.
97
92
95
24
22
2,328
2,024
87
W. Va.
92
89
97
18
23
1,656
2,047
124
N. C.
226
201
89
23
24
5,198
4,824
93
S. c. :
63
62
98
IB
15
1,134
930
82
Ga. !
176
174
99
3^
32
5,984
5,568
93
Fla. :
337
364
108
75
69
25,275
25,116
99
Ky. !
81
71
88
26
24
2,106
1,704
81
Tenn. :
146"
1A-5
99
27
14
3,942
2,030
51
Ala. :
89
85
96
28
26
2,492
2,210
89
Miss. !
56
57
102
32
28
1,792
1,596
89
Ark.. :
92
93
101
28
26
2,576
2,418
9h
la. :
82
82
100
42
40
3,W*
3,280
95
Okla. :
60
60
100
33
27
1,980
1,620
82
Texas :
232
244
105
50
42
11,600
10,248
88
Mont. :
77
76
99
125
105
9,625
7,980
83
Idaho :
218
220
101
5^
41
11,772
9,020
77
Wyo. :
32
30
9h
78
75
2,496
2,250
90
Colo. :
^5
44
98
70
68
3,150
2,992
95
N. Mex. :
15
15
100
48
37
720
555
77
Ariz . :
75
59
79
42
k5
3,150
2,655
84
Utah i
^9
50
102
50
36
2,450
1,800
73
Nev. :
7
7
100
105
72
735
504
69
Wash. i
90
93
103
39
^5
3,510
*,m
119
Oreg. :
71
72
101
53
51
3,763
3,672
98
Calif. :
559
559
100
83
28
46,397
15,562
34
48 States :
4.732
4,63£
98
59.7
50.6
282,278
234,576
83
Hawaii :
5
5
100
75
fe
375
215
57
U. S. :
^,737
4,639
98
59.7
50.6
282,653
234,791
83
HONEY PRODUCTION, January 1971
Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
HONEY: Price per pound, value of production and stocks
on hand December 15 for sale, 1969 and 1970
Average
price per pound
Value of
Production
Honey stocks on hand
State
December
15 for sale
1969
: 1970
1969
: 1970
1969
1970
Cents
1,000 dollars
1,000
pounds
Maine
46.6
46.9
47
45
30
29
N. H.
42.7
48.7
41
51
15
29
Vt.
36.2
34.8
106
107
65
114
Mass .
44.8
39.2
143
85
112
84
R. I.
40.2
36.5
18
17
13
12
Conn.
41.8
31.4
64
53
67
87
N. Y.
16.5
16.5
1,426
1,459
3,025
2,298
N. J.
28.5
31.4
469
539
790
858
Pa.
21.6
20.2
723
756
1,440
1,385
Ohio
19.5
17.6
995
742
867
1,223
Ind. :
19.3
17.4
900
699
1,866
1,607
111. :
20.2
21.5
879
980
1,348
1,094
Mi ch . :
16.2
15.2
1,627
1,058
3,314
2,506
Wis. :
16.3
15.2
2,418
1,931
6,082
4,320
Minn. :
19.3
16.0
4,063
3,115
5,474
4,673
Iowa :
16.3
15.8
1,800
2,090
4,858
3,969
Mo.
18.5
29.6
785
1,108
806
899
N. Dak. :
14.6
16.2
967
1,062
1,855
2,425
S. Dak. :
14.6
15.4
2,168
2,090
2,970
3,530
Nebr. :
14.5
15.8
1,221
1,516
2,948
2,686
Kans . :
16.6
16.5
285
465
292
649
Del. :
34.6
37.9
55
52
32
27
Md.
31.5
31.0
397
301
189
185
Va.
29.5
21.0
687
425
559
384
W. Va.
32.0
30.8
530
630
331
512
N. C.
23.9
26.3
1,242
1,269
1,040
965
S. C.
33.1
34.3
375
319
204
167
Ga.
17.0
17.6
1,017
980
718
557
Fla.
20.1
15.8
5,080
3,968
4,297
2,763
Ky.
33.6
40.6
708
692
316
204
Tenn.
22.4
17.8
883
361
867
426
Ala.
22.5
23.6
561
522
723
309
Miss.
20.8
18.9
373
302
394
399
Ark.
26.4
27.5
680
665
440
387
La.
14.6
14.3
503
469
585
656
Okla.
30.0
32.1
594
520
356
275
Texas
16.8
15.6
1,949
1,599
2,436
1,640
Mont .
14.2
15.6
1,367
1,245
2,021
1,676
Idaho
14.7
14.8
1,730
1,335
3,414
2,526
Wyo.
15.6
14.8
389
333
250
135
Colo.
18.8
17.0
592
509
1,292
987
N. Mex.
13.0
14.8
94
82
72
128
Ariz.
12.2
13.0
384
345
315
133
Utah
17.5
18.1
429
326
710
522
Nev.
: 15.3
14.6
112
74
294
96
Wash.
: 15.4
14.2
541
594
842
795
Oreg.
15.8
17.2
595
632
941
1,065
Calif.
: 13.4
14.2
6,217
2,210
4,640
1,400
48 States
: 17.4
17.4
49,229
40,727
66,515
53,796
Hawaii
: 14.3
15.0
54
32
176
55
U. S.
: 17.4
17.4
49,283
40,759
66,691
53,851
HONEY PRODUCTION, January 1971
Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
BEESWAX: Production, price per pound, and value, 1969 and 1970
Pr
oduction :
Price
per pound
Value
State
1969
1970 ;
1969
; 1970
_: ' 1969
; 1970
1
,000 pounds
Cents
1,000 dollars
Maine
2
2
59
60
1
1
N. H.
3
3
59
65
2
2
Vt.
5
6
59
60
3
4
Mass .
6
4
56
75
3
3
R. I.
1
1
56
60
1
1
Conn.
4
5
56
70
2
4
N. Y.
156
150
62
65
97
98
N. J.
30
33
65
67
20
22
Pa.
74
67
63
57
47
38
Ohio
92
63
61
58
56
37
Ind.
98
72
62
59
61
42
111.
91
114
61
59
56
67
Mich.
161
132
62
61
100
81
Wis.
237
203
62
60
147
122
Minn.
358
350
59
59
211
207
Iowa
232
251
63
60
146
151
Mo.
81
75
64
63
52
47
N. Dak.
113
131
64
62
72
81
S. Dak.
252
231
65
64
164
148
Nebr.
177
173
59
57
104
99
Kans .
34
65
62
61
21
40
Del.
3
3
60
60
2
2
Md.
25
17
60
60
15
10
Va.
44
32
63
61
28
20
W. Va.
41
41
60
55
25
23
N. C.
156
135
55
53
86
72
S. C.
26
24
60
55
16
13
Ga.
102
111
60
59
61
65
Fla.
455
452
62
64
282
289
Ky.
42
43
58
54
24
23
Tenn.
79
41
54
54
43
22
Ala.
60
42
57
61
34
26
Miss .
54
56
62
58
33
30
Ark.
52
58
67
60
35
35
La.
58
56
62
60
36
34
Okla.
38
32
67
63
25
20
Texas
325
236
57
60
185
142
Mont.
183
160
61
61
112
98
Idaho
188
207
60
59
113
122
Wyo.
42
36
66
62
28
22
Colo.
69
66
60
61
41
40
N. Mex.
12
8
58
55
7
4
Ariz.
82
69
58
55
48
38
Utah
51
32
58
53
30
17
Nev.
: 13
8
69
59
9
5
Wash .
: 91
117
64
61
58
71
Oreg.
: 75
73
61
58
46
42
Calif.
: 882
358
62
60
547
215
A8 States
: 5,455
4,644
61.
1 60.2
3,335
2,795
Hawaii
7
4
68
78
5
3
U. S.
: 5.462
4.648
61.
1 60.2
3,340
2.798
HONEY PRODUCTION, January 1971
Crop Reporting Board, SRS , USDA
HONEY: Average price per pound received by farmers, 1969 and 1970
Wholesa
le Extracted Honey
State
Unprocessed Bulk
: Processe
d Bulk :
Total
Bulk
:55 Gal.ContainersC60 lb. Containers :
All
:55 Gal. Containers:
All
Containers
: 1969 :
19 70
: 1969 :
19 70 :
1969 :
19 70
: 1969 :
1970 :
1969
: 19 70
Cents
Maine
N. H.
17
17
17
Vt.
20
20
20
Mass .
22
22
22
R. I.
19
19
19
Conn.
18
18
20
19
N. Y.
12
14
14
14
13
14
17
17
14
14
N. J.
15
18
15
18
15
18
Pa.
13
14
17
15
15
15
16
20
15
15
Ohio
14
14
14
14
14
14
22
25
14
14
Ind.
14
14
17
19
15
16
23
15
16
111.
16
18
16
16
16
16
21
21
17
17
Mich.
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
12
14
14
Wis.
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
Minn.
16
14
15
14
16
14
20
15
17
14
Iowa
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
17
14
14
Mo.
16
18
17
20
16
19
16
16
19
N. Dak.
14
15
15
17
14
15
18
14
15
S. Dak.
14
15
14
15
14
15
15
18
14
15
Nebr.
14
15
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
15
Kans .
14
14
15
15
14
14
16
17
14
14
Del.
18
18
18
18
18
18
Md.
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
Va.
15
15
17
15
16
26
26
17
17
W. Va.
15
18
20
18
18
18
18
N. C.
15
15
16
16
15
15
17
17
16
16
S. C.
16
18
18
20
16
19
22
19
18
19
Ga.
12
15
17
19
13
15
15
13
15
Fla.
13
14
13
14
16
15
13
14
Ky.
15
18
15
18
21
22
17
19
Tenn . :
15
14
16
15
16
14
19
16
15
Ala. :
11
12
12
14
11
12
15
15
11
12
Miss . :
10
11
15
14
11
11
13
13
12
12
Ark. :
13
18
15
19
14
18
16
20
15
19
La. :
11
12
17
11
12
11
11
12
Okla. :
16
14
16
14
16
14
Texas :
12
13
12
14
12
13
12
12
12
13
Mont . :
14
15
16
16
14
15
14
15
Idaho :
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Wyo. :
14
14
18
18
15
15
15
15
Colo. :
14
14
14
14
14
14
18
15
14
14
N. Mex. :
12
13
12
14
12
13
25
12
14
Ariz. :
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
Utah :
16
16
17
17
17
16
18
17
17
16
Nev.
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
14
Wash .
13
13
14
16
14
13
15
14
13
Oreg.
14
14
15
15
14
14
23
14
14
Calif.
12
13
12
13
12
13
15
16
12
13
48 States
13.5
14.1
13.8
14.8
" 14
13.6
13
14.2
14
17.0
16.1
13.8
13
14.2
Hawaii :
13
13
13
14
U. S.
13,5
14.1
13.8
14.7
13.6
14.2
17.0
16.1
13.8
14.2
HONEY PRODUCTION, January 1971
Crop Reporting Board, SRS , USDA
HONEY: Average price per pound received by farmers, 1969 and 1970
State
: Wholesc
le Extracted Honey
:Retaile
d Extracted :
Chunk
Comb
: Packag
e
All
1/
; 1969
; 1970 ;
1969
I 19 70
1969 ;
: 1969 :
1970
1969 :
19 70
1970
Cents
Maine
40
42
40
42
47
50
55
59
62
63
N. H.
37
42
36
42
47
49
56
65
59
65
Vt.
31
33
31
33
36
38
48
53
54
59
Mass .
35
37
35
35
47
45
57
65
60
61
R. I.
34
35
34
29
43
44
59
Conn.
34
38
34
27
43
45
55
62
N. Y.
26
24
15
15
29
33
46
46
49
N. J.
24
26
21
23
43
45
55
62
60
64
Pa.
28
22
18
16
33
33
40
41
42
41
Ohio
21
22
16
15
30
31
40
39
43
43
Ind.
27
27
17
16
32
36
43
49
111.
24
27
18
19
30
33
35
42
44
Mich.
21
22
15
14
30
28
44
45
Wis.
25
24
16
15
27
26
Minn .
24
23
18
15
29
28
36
36
44
45
Iowa
24
25
15
15
33
33
36
36
44
39
Mo.
21
26
17
24
31
31
45
42
40
N. Dak.
22
20
14
15
26
27
38
40
S. Dak.
20
24
14
15
24
26
Nebr.
19
23
14
16
26
26
Kans .
26
24
15
15
22
27
40
39
42
44
Del.
28
29
28
28
37
42
48
58
50
55
Md.
28
32
28
27
39
39
46
51
50
52
Va.
30
28
20
18
38
37
34
40
36
42
W. Va.
25
26
22
25
42
37
33
38
38
42
N. C.
31
29
18
24
38
34
37
36
38
40
S. C.
31
33
25
32
43
41
39
34
40
40
Ga.
32
27
13
16
33
41
26
30
30
Fla.
25
24
16
14
31
29
30
29
Ky.
33
37
25
29
40
44
38
43
38
43
Tenn.
32
31
20
16
36
40
36
37
38
38
Ala.
29
28
14
13
33
34
37
38
33
40
Miss .
24
26
15
15
31
32
31
32
32
33
Ark.
26
28
21
23
32
36
35
35
32
40.
La. :
21
24
12
14
28
30
Ok la.
25
26
22
26
37
41
39
40
44
49
Texas
23
27
14
13
32
29
40
39
41
40
Mont.
18
21
14
15
27
25
Idaho
21
22
14
14
23
23
33
Wyo .
24
24
15
15
26
23
Colo.
25
22
17
16
22
28
34
40
45
38
N. Mex.
34
29
12
14
30
37
Ariz.
19
21
12
13
20
29
Utah
17
18
17
17
21
22
Nev.
21
17
15
14
20
28
Wash.
24
24
15
13
30
25
28
45
Oreg.
17
24
14
15
25
26
5Q
45
Calif.
20
16
13
13
29
34
48 States
24.0
25.8
15.2
15.3
31.6
32.1
32.3
36.2
41.1
41.7
Hawaii
21
25
13
14
32
31
U. S.
24.0
25.8
15.2
15.3
31.6
32.1
32.3
36.2
41.1
41.7
1/ Total bulk plus packaged.
HONEY PRODUCTION, January 1971
Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
UNIVERSITY OF Fl ORIDA
TOTTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
WASHINGTON. D. C. 20250
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300
3 1262 08860 4060
POSTAGE & FEES PAID
UntUd Statat D«portni«nt of Agricultun
378^ HLIFASMHUA122 2C029 0001
HUME LIBRARY I F A S
UNIVERSITY CF FLA
MCCARTY HALL UNIT C
GAINESVILLE FL 32601
(Continued from page 1)
36.2 cents per pound, up from 32.3 cents a year earlier. The price of all comb
honey sales averaged 41. 7 cents per pound compared with 41.1 cents in 1969.
Beeswax prices averaged 60. 2 cents per pound in 1970 compared with 61.1
cents in 1969 and 61. 7 cents in 1968.
HONEY PRODUCTION, January 1971 8 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
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